This complete Outdoor Learning Activity is a perfect Spring or Earth Day activity and contains everything you need to complete this engaging outdoor math graphing activity. This is a great way to take learning outside, and is perfect for Forest school or a Reggio Emilia or nature based classroom!

Have your students head outside and gather leaves. After, have students sort, create bar graphs, and answer questions about them using the included templates!

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This activity is part of a product line of Outdoor Learning Cards that I offer in my store. This activity comes with full color teacher and student versions of the activity cards, which provide full instructions to complete the activity. The cards are designed to be laminated and used year after year. Laminating the cards also helps to keep them in good condition when taken out into the great outdoors.

This resource also comes with a variety of activity templates for students to complete while working on this outdoor math activity. These templates can be used as is, or can be added to an outdoor learning field guide / interactive notebook.

⭐⭐BONUS OUTDOOR LEARNING RESOURCES ARE ALSO INCLUDED⭐⭐

This outdoor learning activity contains the following resources:

⭐Outdoor Leaf Detective Activity Card: This comes in a full size teacher version and smaller student versions. This activity card asks students to head out into their outdoor space and gather leaves. After, students use the included templates to sort them, graph them, and answer questions about them.

⭐Leaf Gathering Chart: Students use the included chart to record the different kinds of leaves they have discovered.

⭐Leaf Bar Graph Template: Students use the included template to create a bar graph showing the amounts of different leaves they have gathered.

⭐Activity Questions: Two pages of questions for students to answer about their leaves are included.

⭐Reflection Template: A page for students to reflect on the activity is included. This is a great addition to a nature journal!

⭐BONUS - Outdoor Learning Information: Two pages all about Outdoor Learning and the benefits of taking students outdoors is included. This is a great way to help justify your time outside!

⭐BONUS - Outdoor Learning Journal Cover: A bonus cover page for student journals has been included.

⭐BONUS - Outdoor Sit Spot Information and Cards: Several pages on the benefits of outdoor sit spots for quiet nature reflection have been included, as well as writing prompt cards. These can be used throughout the year, and are a great way to reflect on different seasons!

What teachers like you are saying about Outdoor Learning Resources by Creative Classroom Core:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"My class loved getting outside and having a chance to measure the school yard. They were so excited when their estimates were close to the actual measurement."
-Secrets of STEAM

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"I've purchased several of these resources. Love them all! So much fun for the students."
-Cindy C

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Wow! My students had an absolute blast getting outside and doing something fun! Thank you for the idea!"
-Theresa H

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"I love any way that I can take learning outdoors with my students! This measurement activity was a great way for us to practice what we've been learning in math class!"
-Irene J

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